Mr Higginson, C.E., who was selected by the committee of the Wellington City Council to inspect the Wainui-o-mata waterwork.
Wainuiomata: Newspaper
Newspaper Articles about Wainuiomata
A growing collection of searchable newspaper articles about the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata. These articles span nearly 150 years of news, dating from as far back as 1866 to the present day.
Many of these older news articles, cover the story of the lower dam’s construction and flooding events over the decades. These particular articles are also available in a single document from the Wainuiomata Historical Museum Society in PDF format.
Substituting a well—only intermittently full—and a concrete race for continuous iron mains has already been adverted to.
The question whether the concrete race and well were not in themselves, as implied by Mr Marchant, a grave...
The great fire has been the main topic of conversation here since its occurrence, or rather fire and water...
I went through the race from one end to the other, and found that the race for about three-fourths...
Mr Loughrey gives a deplorable account of the condition of the concrete race, and states that to repair it...
Mr Nicholas Merchant, C.E., has made a special inspection of the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks. Read his his report on the...
He condemns the adoption of a “well” instead of an iron standpipe, and of a concrete race instead of...
Fresh leaks were discovered and signs of careless workmanship. It is estimated that two million gallons of water have...
That an independent report be obtained: As to whether the race has been fairly constructed according to specification.
The Wellington City Councillors paid an official visit to the Wainui-o-mata waterworks on Saturday and closely examined the race.
The city councillors paid an official visit to the Wainui-o-mata works and closely examined the race in which the...
The 'crack' in the Wainui-o-mata water race is 26ft long and two or three inches wide. Wanganui Chronicle 01...
The city councillors paid an official visit to the Wainuiomata works yesterday and closely examined the race in which...
The anticipated arrival of the Wigtonshire with another consignment from Glasgow will prevent the necessity of even the slightest...
Whoever informed our representative that the 25-feet crack in the water-race at Wainui- o-mata was known to the Corporation, had misled...
A crack existed a long time back, and it was also known that the work was defective when the...
As far as they could gather the race had been leaking for some time—he would say for about six...
It is said that over millions of gallons leave the Wainui reservoir daily for distribution in Wellington, or more...
A crack existed a long time back, and it was also known that the work was defective when the...
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